ACT ministers spend $64k on travel

Deputy Chief Minister Andrew Barr racked up the biggest travel bill of all the ACT Government ministers last financial year.

Ministers spent a total of $64,376 on travel in 2012-2013, down from $69,000 in the previous year.

Mr Barr spent $20,876 of that, with his trip to Indonesia and Singapore costing more than $9,000. His trip to Hobart for the Australian Tourism Awards cost $2,500.

Attorney-General Simon Corbell spent almost $16,000 attending the Attorney-General Ministerial Council Meeting in Darwin, light rail meetings in Brisbane, and solar and energy conferences in Melbourne and Brisbane.

Education Minister Joy Burch spent $13,362 on a trip to Hobart for the Cultural Ministers' Council, and education and racing conferences in Sydney.

Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury was only appointed a minister last November.

Between then and June he spent $6,140 on travel, with two trips to Hobart for the Australian Greens' National Council and a forum on light rail. He also travelled to Melbourne for a gathering on homelessness.